Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-02
THEY ARE BIG FISH.
The identity of the Gainesville
Burglars Established.

| From, the 4 1Gni1 tGG.) Constitution.
eyes, | was with Marshal Hanie, G
| Gainesville, when he shot the safe bur
! glar who was trying to open Head
| Sons safe in Harmony Grove, and
mighty warm time it was, too" said Mi
l.. Meadors, of Gainesville, last night a
! Durand's.
Yes; it was a warm time" repeated
! Mr.. Meadors. "Tou see | keep liver
stable in Gainesville, and it was from m,
that the burglars hired the buggy. Thci
! | went with Hanie in another buggy aitel
the men, and was on the ground when tbt
shooting occurred. The man we got ha!
turned out to be valuable man."
"HowF'
"Well, he was connected with that 81
fur store robbery in Cleveland, o., las
January, and was one OF the men VINO
shOt the two detectives on the tram near
Ravenna, o., on the night of Feb. 3.
There is a reward of 81 600 for him.
"How do you know he is the man?"
son, several ways. You see his right
name is Pat Hanley. We have his pic.
ture, and no one who sees the picture and
the prisoner doubts it.'
''lhsn you have secured big thing ?'i
"Rather large, yes, When Hanley
came to the stable and got the team that
day he was by himself, but after Hanie
and mad followed them some miles, the
other felIOw-Charles Morgan, another
one OF the gang of fur thIeves-got in
the buggy. We followed them until they
got to Harmony Grove, and while Hanie
was going after help | heard them in the
store and then saw them strike match.
| then went for Henie, and as we reached
the store man in front-the one Aanle
shot-called out:
"'Who is thaJY
"'WhO are you? answered Hanle.
"'Halt.' said the man,
"Surrenderp said Hauie.
Christianity the man began firing. Al
the final shot Hanie fell, and thought he
had been killed. He arose, however, and
opened fire. The instant Hanie shot the
man began TO run, and then Haule fired
again aud the man dropped"
"Where was the other burglary"
Veil, when Hanie began shooting the
burglar inside put out the light, and
when his partner ran he jumped through
the door, and ran, too. l had no pistol,
and the man got away"
elbow is the wounded man?'
"He is mighty weak. He will get well,
though.
'Does he talk anyr'
mighty little. He says that he is going
to plead guilty to the charge when his
case is called.
''Does he ADMIT being one of the four
thieves?"
"Not exactly; but when he was
shown the photographs of the four
men VINO boarded the train
and shot the two detectives, be
gave in and started to talk. He is a
mighty cool man and quit before saying
much. Since he saw the pictures he has
said he would plead guilty when his case
was called. The photograph of II anley
is an accurate one of the prisoner"
"HaVe, you taken any steps to secure
the rewards"
"Well, yes, we have had the PR ner
photographed, and have sent 1t to j.. w.
Schmitt, superintendent OF Police at
Cleveland, Ohio. There is no doubt abou t
his being one of the men, and that the
other three are Charles Morgan, Billy
Harrington and Mathew Kennedy. We
are so fully satisfied of it that we would
not take 81 600 for the man we have"
The probabilities are that the Marshal
OF Gainesville has succeeded in arres ting
one OF the quartette, tor whose arrest a
reward of $l6 600 is outstanding. The
men are a desperate lot. On the night of
Jan. % last burglars forced open the front
door Of Benedict IL Ruedy's fur goods
store, In Cleveland, o., and carried
of furs. while policemen stood on
the corner of the block and
private Waterman kept an eye on the
same block. The bur glars battered up
the safe in the ende aVOr to get at it's
contents. but as they drew line at the
use OF powder, because OF the exposed
neighborhood, they failed to get the con-
tents of the safe. The robbery was not
discovered until the store was opened
for business the next morning. The
burglary was considered one OF the most
daring on record. In addition to the
policeman and Waterman near at hand
the store was protected from burgla rs
by its proximity TO hack stand. The
checks stolen were valued at $4,000, and
a handsome reward was offered for
their recovery. The burglary was
wired all over the country and a
sharp watch kept for the goods. They
were traced to Bedford, o., Allegheny
City and Pittsburg, Pa, and early IN
February one of the thieves was arrested
in Pittsburg. He gave his name as Henry
McMann, and on Feb. two Cleveland
detectives started from Pittsburg with
the prisoner. AT Alliance, o., at . O'clock
the next morning, five men boarded the
tram, and after passing through several
cars took seats near the officers and
prisoner. but with no sign of recognition.
On reaching Ravenna these five man
drew rev0lvers on the officers and de-
manded the surrender OF the prisoner. The
officers reached for their weapons, but
the newcomers had the drop on them, and
all five opened fire. Both officers were
flied with bullets and then kicked and
beaten INTO insensibility. The seats and
sides in the car were riddled with bullets.
Only two or three other passengers We're
in the car, and they were helpless
from fright. The prisoner and his res
cuers leaped from the train and escaped
in the darkness. The injured officers
were taken to Cleveland and a day
or two later one OF them died. Detective
Hulligan died. The assault upon the Off
GERS created a sensation all over the
country, and the best detectives In the
country went to work in the case. They
succeeded in ascertaining who three OF
the assaulting party were. They were
Pat Hanley, Charles Morgan and Billy
Harrington, and securing their photo
graphs, together with McMann's, alias
Kennedy, sent circulars all over the
country. Rewards aggregating $4,000
were offered for their arrest.
TURNED 10 FLINTY LIN ESTONE,